The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-10

uses OF all that is brought in by indus
try abroad The business Of these pro.
fessors should not be as is commonly
practical in other arts, to read pompous
and superficial lectures out Of Virgil's
Georges, Pliny and Varo, but to in
struct their pupils in the whole method
aud course OF this study, and tho con.
tlnucd accession of scholars upon n
moderate taxation for their diet, lodging
and learning woEll bo sufficient con.
slant revenue FOR the maintenance Of the
, house and professors, who should be
men not olaycrcr for the ostcntation of
/ critical literature, but for solid and ex-
/ pcrmcntal knowledge of the things thcy
| tcnch.'
70 these thoughts, two hundred and
thirty years old, little of value has been
added on the part of those who have
cssayCd to write and speak much upon
this al important matter. Tho wondcr
IS that so much has been conceived, SO
little has bCcu achieved.
Tie first agricultural society iucor-
porltcd i'll America was that established
IN Soutn Caroline III 1850, called "rhe
Society for tho Promotion of Agrcul-
tnrc, stating thai its objects included
the institution OF II farm for experiments
IN IN agriculture and tho importation and
distribution Of foreign productions suit
cd to the climate Of the State.
lie who was first in the hearts OF his
countrymcp, i'll almost his last uttcrauccs
to them, with prophetic carncstncss
ur- ed upon the founders and representa-
hvcs of the young republic this great
matter Of agricultural education us one
of the foremost demands of tho times.
The national interest and importance Of
his language is in proportion. As the
nation advances in population and other
circumstances OF maturity, this truth be-
comes moro apparent and renders the
cultivation Of the soil more and moro an
object OF public patronage. Institutions
for promoting it grow mp supported by
the public purse, and TO what object can
1t Do dedicated with greater propli"ty?
This species Of establishment contrihutcs
doubIy 10 the increase Of Improvement
by stimulating enterprise and export
lnent, and ~ drawing TO common
centre the results everywhere of indi-
Ndull skill and observations and spread
ing them thence over the whole nation.
Experience hath shown thnt they arc
vcly cheap instruments of immense ma
tionu! benefit. y few years afterwards
the founder and great apostle OF tho
Democracy, in his distinguished ilml-
Giral, speaking OF good government,
placed i'll ihc circle of our fclciticS the
encouragement OF agriculture and com
mCrco Us its hGndmni,l, n we'll disciplined
militia, our best reliance in peace aud
tor the first moments Of Wur and we
welcome them to-day ns one Of the
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ton Of the fact that the tillcrS OF thc
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AN ESSAY oN BEES.
The only other address delivered dur
ing the day was that OF Mr.. Z. j. Moore,
Of Spartnmburg. "Bce culture" was .he
subject of his essay. Mr. Moore treated
his subject from practical standpoint
and in an cmncntly entertaining man
nor. Ilo illustrated his methods of
culture by his own patent hives and
combs, which are OF easy construction,
and can be made at u very slight OK
pcnso.
Mr. Moorc's address closed the speak.
ing OF the day, upon which the meeting
adjourned.
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,i Hitvt ,,t, tLo Sl'cSNtn8 1 a. tnG crowd amused
uLiu ao uuIelr'iiI'' t' Iil''hsclvGS ny 'lsiNH8
ero "E"''s % .uo 'h'Icit"htS on the
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pavilion. The State exhibit was com.
pctc in all it's details, containing spcci-
mems of everything produced or raised
in the State. 1t was filled with visitors
Tho art gallery contains exhibits of
painting and crayon work, sculpture
fancy needle and quilting Tbe ,,rootcr